COMMENTARY

Remembering that matter matters in this increasingly virtual world

I recently attended a Notre Dame football game with three of my sons.

“Friendly Competition?”

A couple years back, I went hiking at Bushkill Falls, PA with a group of friends. It’s a beautiful park with waterfalls...

Father Koch: As disciples we are perfected by our “Yes” to the Cross

This week we see two of Jesus’ disciples who have placed ambition over discipleship.

Let us bring the quiet

The phone call jarred me awake at 6:20 a.m.

Wisteria and faith offer lessons in rootedness

Something happened today at a funeral that reminded me of a question ...

Faith at Home: The Rosary for Families

During the height of the pandemic earlier in the year, I was trying to figure out a way to connect...

Father Koch: To be disciples we must abandon ourselves

A rich young man approaches Jesus and asks if he can become a disciple. 

Father Koch: Marriage is the truest expression of a lived covenant

Even at the time of Jesus, the values of the predominant Greco-Roman culture stood as a threat to ...

Father Koch: Bias leads to scandal

The disciples of Jesus are angry and confused about the rumors that ...

Learning all about Jesus

Over the summer, we took a family road trip to Pennsylvania, ...

Learning all about Jesus

Over the summer, we took a family road trip to Pennsylvania, breaking in our new ...

Father Koch: Service is at the heart of discipleship

There is probably nothing about modern culture that is ...

Running to each other in need

I once heard God's option for the poor and vulnerable explained like this:

Faith at Home: Passing on the faith through simple acts

Thinking back to my childhood of how the faith was passed down in my family ...

‘Teach the Children’ -- The ancient call to pass on the faith

Faith opens the way before us and accompanies our steps through time.


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